Large Keyhole To White House

Published: October 4, 1998

Seen from Secret Service post E-6 outside the Oval Office, the White House is a place of intrigue, sometimes juvenile, about the President's private life, according to the latest testimony released by Congress. The narrow hallways of the West Wing are populated with ''rug rats'' and ''hall surfers,'' young aides with White House passes hoping to catch a glimpse of the leader of the free world on his way to the bathroom or to grab a Diet Coke. One overwhelming impression from the documents is how little privacy the President has.